tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post6334233056403456147..comments2017-12-06T11:49:53.483-05:00Comments on Cozy Beehive: Odds of Dying in a Bicycle CrashRon Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-10323277437681285762008-07-07T21:57:00.000-04:002008-07-07T21:57:00.000-04:00Nike,Jordan,Air force 1 sneaker - We supply brand ...Nike,Jordan,Air force 1 sneaker - We supply brand shoes (air max, jordan,nike shox,adidas, af1, bape, dunk, iceream, puma, timberland, etc), bags, jeans.<BR/>website: www.sneakersupplier.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-77163873531965320502008-05-30T01:26:00.000-04:002008-05-30T01:26:00.000-04:00Sounds like his fitness is way up there. He also c...Sounds like his fitness is way up there. He also contributes a lot to blogs in commentary, atleast I've seen.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-28512603491953718662008-05-30T00:07:00.000-04:002008-05-30T00:07:00.000-04:00And BGW still rides like a madman. I've seen him p...And BGW still rides like a madman. I've seen him push a fixed gear bike around the hills of Marin County. The dude's a beast. My hat's off to you, BGW!Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-17186039538057950422008-05-29T22:35:00.000-04:002008-05-29T22:35:00.000-04:00...cafn8...i'll try keep this brief...6 years ago ......cafn8...i'll try keep this brief...6 years ago @ 53yrs old i had an unexpected quintuple (5) by-pass due to <I>a genetic heart related problem</I> after 35yrs of a extremely clean diet & even more years of cycling...<BR/><BR/>...bottom line...my cardiologist & nutritionist told me after my surgery that w/ out taking care of myself the way i had, that i could have dropped dead in my early thirties...<BR/><BR/>...ron's right, keep riding...bikesgonewildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489983012589939600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-58081540873476307952008-04-14T17:49:00.000-04:002008-04-14T17:49:00.000-04:00I think that if you have a genetic heart related p...I think that if you have a genetic heart related problem, nothing may help avoid it. Generally its accepted that any form of aerobic exercise prolongs life, lowers blood pressure and stress and keeps your brain young. I say keep riding.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-48418312064449935282008-04-11T11:01:00.000-04:002008-04-11T11:01:00.000-04:00Not to put any more of a grim tone on this discuss...Not to put any more of a grim tone on this discussion than it already has, but with a father and grandfather who both died in their mid 60's of heart disease (1 in 5), it looks like my odds are much better if I keep riding my bike (1 in almost 5000).<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure how that figures for me, though, considering that everyone is susceptible to heart disease and relatively few ride bicycles regularly.Cafn8https://www.blogger.com/profile/12823570445012150263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-63262736770234158472008-04-10T23:17:00.000-04:002008-04-10T23:17:00.000-04:00Blue - A plane could even land on a cyclist. So th...Blue - A plane could even land on a cyclist. So then you have to calculate the probability that cyclist died given aircraft failed and crashed near to him. <BR/><BR/>Fritz - Thank you, I'm very ignorant in these areas and I wasn't even born in the 70's.<BR/><BR/>Vcspinner - Yeah, I believe so.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-8884809026481032122008-04-10T19:20:00.000-04:002008-04-10T19:20:00.000-04:00Are these statistics for the United States?Are these statistics for the United States?vcspinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082456795819750909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-50681787020915851552008-04-10T16:10:00.000-04:002008-04-10T16:10:00.000-04:00"pedalcyclist" is terminology that the FHA/NTSC ha..."pedalcyclist" is terminology that the FHA/NTSC has used since the 70s at least. You'll see it in every federal government report about cyclists. As David notes, it's to distinguish us against motorcyclists. And "pedalcyclists" because not every human powered vehicle is two wheeled like the bicycle (unicycles, trikes, etc).Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-66801705972405496352008-04-10T11:39:00.000-04:002008-04-10T11:39:00.000-04:00It seems that just about everything is easier to d...It seems that just about everything is easier to die from next to a plane crash.<BR/><BR/>The problem with plane crashes Ron is that you get to go with about 200 others at the same time.<BR/><BR/>Saint Peter must hate those days. Like just about everything else involved with airplanes, it causes a long line-up.<BR/><BR/>-BBluenoserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448920726947078281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-6188203462194662132008-04-09T13:30:00.000-04:002008-04-09T13:30:00.000-04:00David and others : Thanks for correcting me. It do...David and others : <BR/><BR/>Thanks for correcting me. It does make sense to understand that figure as 1 out of every 4919 deaths is a cycling accident. The word "odds" is a ratio of an event definitely happening over it not happening.<BR/><BR/>That way, suicides and cancer is looking so grim!Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-58302103873663635802008-04-09T11:33:00.000-04:002008-04-09T11:33:00.000-04:00Your interpretation of the odds is wrong. Take wha...Your interpretation of the odds is wrong. Take what you said about the odds of dying and substitute the automobile numbers. Would you say that in one out of every 84 trips by car you will "certainly die"? I don't think so. The real truth is that at some point you will die. That's 100%. One out of every 84 people who die, die in a car crash. Two very different things.Kent Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607372827627527450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-70826779789132065212008-04-09T09:23:00.000-04:002008-04-09T09:23:00.000-04:00Those are pretty high odds. If you ride 200 days ...Those are pretty high odds. If you ride 200 days a year and ride for 20 years, you are really pushing your luck.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723257103071171990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-76234311844982670562008-04-09T07:03:00.000-04:002008-04-09T07:03:00.000-04:00First: pedalcyclist vs motorcyclist.Second: Are yo...First: pedalcyclist vs motorcyclist.<BR/>Second: Are you sure about that interpretation of the odds? I don't think that cyclists die every 4,919 times they go for a ride. I think 1 out of every 4,919 deaths is caused by riding a bike.<BR/><BR/>How else could you explain 1 in 62,468 deaths from legal execution? Because I don't think that only 1/62,468 legal executions are successful. <BR/><BR/>This makes the picture somewhat less rosy, given that not all people ride, and certainly not all people ride as often as an avid cyclist.David Bohnsackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107854021604606479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-21318878419577883472008-04-09T01:24:00.000-04:002008-04-09T01:24:00.000-04:00sample space i guesssample space i guessRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394865788996482667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13887692.post-26904472625766390582008-04-09T01:15:00.000-04:002008-04-09T01:15:00.000-04:00I especially like the "Total Odds of Dying" 1 in 1...I especially like the "Total Odds of Dying" 1 in 1, 100%. Classic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com